Incentive spirometry following thoracic surgery: what should we be doing?

Physiotherapy

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 76-82

  Agostini, Paula ^a   Singh, Sally ^b  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Incentive spirometry; Postoperative physical therapy; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ATELECTASIS; BREATHING DISORDER; BREATHING EXERCISE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CINAHL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPOVENTILATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG VENTILATION; MAJOR SURGERY; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; PARALYSIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUAL VOLUME; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SPIROMETRY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; THORACOTOMY; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY ATELECTASIS; SPIROMETRY; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; WORK OF BREATHING;

EID: 70249089086     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2008.11.003     Document Type: Review

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